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Definition of smiley
From the M-W Editors
Examples of smiley in a Sentence
She's a very smiley kid.
Recent Examples of smiley from the Web
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Only someone who will not be affected by the GOP’s push to repeal and replace Obamacare would attach a smiley face to the bill’s passage.
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Adding a little smiley face or winking eye can convey joking or sarcasm.
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The driver, who has not been identified, ended his plea with a smiley face.
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IndyCar racers are for the most part a cheery, smiley, positive bunch who understand the benefit in projecting an upbeat image for public consumption.
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There’s also a feast for the eyes in the garden with big, bright stones painted by Lemon Avenue students past and present — some with smiley faces, dinosaurs, flowers and names of students.
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Assange celebrated the news with a smiley photo on Twitter.
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Banksy's satirical stencils — rats, kissing policemen, riot police with smiley faces — first appeared on walls in Bristol before spreading to London and then to cities around the world.
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A gray-haired civilian is in charge of smiley young staff sergeants.
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First Known Use of smiley
1848
Recent Examples of smiley from the Web
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Visitors tried on 3-D glasses to see yellow smiley face balloons take dimension from a rectangular space showcasing a southern tropical setting.
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Mr. Sadoun responded with his case for investing in artificial intelligence, plus a lot of smiley faces and a napkin drawing.
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Collin, wearing a black T-shirt with a green smiley face, talked to a friend at a picnic table near where the truck had careened into the chain-link fence, since replaced by a shiny new section.
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The service was smiley, the marble shiny, and pillows plentiful.
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Many responded with thumbs-ups and smiley faces, but to others, in a week of vocal support for women, fashion’s mean girls seemed to have gone low.
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True, some disseminate a few ideas, including niceness — a smiley-face ethos that extends to what might be called diversity lite.
These example sentences are selected automatically from various online news sources to reflect current usage of the word 'smiley'. Views expressed in the examples do not represent the opinion of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
Origin and Etymology of smiley
short for smiley face
SMILEY Defined for English Language Learners
smiley
play
adjective
Definition of smiley for English Language Learners
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: happy and cheerful : smiling a lot
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